Thriving Malavika
By:
Sharon
Supriya
Thursday,
November
16,
2006
She is an ambitious woman and has come a long way in short span of life. Malvika Avinash popularly known as Madhavi Patel of Muktha and Anni shares her view as an actor, Zee TV Kannada programming head and on her aspiring goal as a politician. Here's Malavika the world doesn't know.
Malavika as an actor
Was
acting
a
passion,
dream
or
an
accident?
It
was
an
accident
but
soon
turned
into
a
passion
Wasn't
the
choice
between
law
and
acting
difficult,
when
you
first
thought
of
joining
this
line,
as
both
are
profitable
professions?
Being
a
people's
person
has
also
been
the
motto.
Name,
recognition
and
money
is
quicker
and
shortlived
for
actors
but
the
same
is
slower
yet
longterm
for
advocates.
But
I
chose
not
to
take
the
short
cut
into
people's
hearts.
What
differences
do
you
find
in
Tamil
and
Kannada
film
industry,
as
you
have
been
part
of
both
of
them?
Kannada
literature,
language
and
hence
cinema
has
far
more
evolved
people
than
Tamil
does.
But
Tamil
people
are
far
more
hardworking
and
professional
at
workplace.
Which
is
better
working
in
serials
or
films?
Films
anyday.
Because
the
effort
is
for
a
short
time,
yet
very
focused
and
has
a
lasting
effect
on
people.
Television
is
a
longterm
effort(which
sets
in
a
kind
of
fatigue
for
the
actor)
but
is
forgotten
the
moment
its
off
air.
In
small
screen
you
are
a
person
who
fights
for
justice
for
helpless
woman.
Have
you
ever
been
in
such
a
situation
in
real
life?
All
the
time.
The
average
viewer
is
also
aware
that
I
went
to
law
school
and
have
a
social
bent
of
mind.
Hence
the
connect
between
the
screen
image
and
the
real
person
is
immense.
I
have
facilitated
several
such
cases.
Your
character
in
the
film
'Cyanide'
is
different;
you
are
pictured
as
a
suicide
bomber.
Your
role
was
different
to
the
usual
tragic
stories
in
serials.
How
was
the
whole
experience?
I
have
been
deeply
impacted
by
the
Tamil
separatist
movement
in
Srilanka
for
many
years
and
the
role
of
the
suicide
bomber
was
the
best
way
to
reflect
how
I
felt
about
the
oppressed
Tamils
in
Srilanka.
As
an
actor,
it
was
a
challenge
too
because
I,
as
a
person
have
never
faced
dire
situations
of
violence.
I
have
attempted
to
reflect
my
understanding
of
the
LTTE
supreme
V.Prabhakaran
through
the
portrayal
of
Suba.
Do
you
look
forward
to
such
new
roles
in
future?
Every
kind
that
poses
a
challenge
to
the
actor
in
me.
How
difficult
was
it
to
play
the
role
in
cyanide?
I
do
not
look
like
a
Srilankan
Tamil
at
all.
It
was
therefore,
quite
a
struggle.
Tanning
my
skin,
losing
weight,
deforming
my
face
to
look
like
a
battered
girl.
Incorporated
both
intrinsic
and
extrinsic
changes.
You
have
another
responsibility
in
hand
as
programming
head
of
Zee
TV
Kannada.
You
have
successfully
started
the
hunt
for
talented
singers
in
Karnataka
in
'
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa'.
What
are
your
other
ventures
in
your
new
role?
O!
I
wish
I
could
discuss
my
plans
with
you
but
the
competitors
are
watching
every
move
of
mine.
But
broadly
speaking
it
will
be
populist
and
Kannada
all
the
way.
You
are
soaring
high
within
short
span
of
your
career?
Whom
will
you
give
the
credit?
Family
of
course.
My
parents
have
never
prevented
me
from
doing
anything
I
have
aspired
to,
however
unconventional.
I
have
been
lucky
to
get
a
husband
who
again
has
always
backed
everything
I
have
wanted
to
do.
In
one
of
the
interviews
you
have
said
students
should
not
go
abroad
for
studies?
Your
reasons?
I
have
never
had
objections
to
education,
in
India
or
abroad.
I
still
aspire
to
earn
an
LLM
and
a
PhD.
My
objection
is
to
students
using
resources
and
educational
privileges
in
India
to
later
work
abroad
for
the
benefit
of
others.
I
am
opposed
to
globalization
not
education.
Malavika and Politics:
You
quoted
in
one
of
the
interview
that
you
were
born
to
be
the
Chief
Minister
of
Karnataka,
when
are
you
going
to
start
this
new
excursion
in
your
life?
That's
a
childhood
aspiration.
To
achieve
that
dream,
I
earned
a
degree
in
law,
became
popular,
a
role
model
through
television,
before
you
know,
I
will
be
contesting
elections.
Why
politics?
Is
it
a
tradition
that
any
well-known
actor
has
to
bump
into
politics?
I
wanted
to
be
a
politician
even
before
I
perceived
a
career
in
acting.
I
would
treat
politics
with
far
greater
seriousness
than
acting.
You
have
participated
in
various
campaigns
for
the
party
leaders,
how
was
the
experience?
I
have
actively
campaigned
only
once
and
that
was
against
Sonia
Gandhi
in
Bellary.
I
am
a
nationalist.
Malavika - the world doesn't know
Your
life
as
a
celebrity
has
always
been
seen
in
the
limelight.
Would
you
like
to
share
some
sweet
memories
related
to
your
childhood?
Grew
up
like
a
tomboy.
Never
cried
as
a
child.
Still
don't.
What
are
your
hobbies?
I
read
no
end.
Music
(classical)
is
a
passion.
So
is
classical
dance.
What
is
the
message
you
want
to
give
for
all
your
fans,
especially
to
women?
To
all
of
them.
Live
life
Kingsize-don't
settle
for
queensize.
How
supportive
has
your
husband
been?
Couldn't
have
been
better.
Being
my
husband
is
no
easy
job.
Describe
'Malavika'
in
a
single
word.
Militant
When
not
on
the
field
what
do
you
do?
Unwind
watching
Discovery
travel
and
living.
Love
traveling
and
spending
time
at
exotic
resorts
Five
years
from
now
where
do
you
see
your
self?
A
minister
in
Karnataka
cabinet
with
a
national
award
for
acting
Favorites:
1.
Food-Semolina
in
any
form-cooked
in
any
style
2.
Attire-Cotton
saree
3.
Holiday
idea-In
a
cottage
by
the
Salzach
river
in
Salzburg
4.
Idea
of
romance-Sipping
wine
under
the
sky
on
the
beach
5.
Actor-Al
Pacino.